2015 Belarusian Premier League

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The 2015 Belarusian Premier League was the 25th season of top-tier football in Belarus. It began on 10 April 2015 and ended on 8 November 2015. BATE Borisov were the defending champions, having won their 11th league title last year, and secured a 12th.

Format

Following the league expansion from 12 to 14 clubs, the league format returned to a regular double-round robin tournament with no second phase. Only one lowest-placed team was relegated and replaced by three best teams of First League, to expand the top level to 16 teams for 2016.

Teams

Granit
Slavia
Vitebsk
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Locations of teams in the 2015 Belarusian Premier League

Two best teams of

Granit Mikashevichi and Slavia Mozyr
) were promoted to the league, which was expanded from 12 to 14 clubs.

The last-placed team of 2014 Premier League (Dnepr Mogilev) were relegated after they lost relegation/promotion playoffs against First League third-placed team Vitebsk (who were promoted to replace Dnepr).

Team Location Venue Capacity Position in 2014
BATE Borisov Borisov Arena[1] 13,126 1
Belshina
Bobruisk
 Spartak Stadium 3,700 10
Dinamo Brest
 Brest
OSK Brestskiy
 10,162 11
Dinamo Minsk Minsk Traktor Stadium 17,600 2
Gomel Gomel Central Stadium 14,307 6
Granit
Mikashevichi
Luninets
) 		3,090 First League, 1
Minsk Minsk FC Minsk Stadium[2] 3,000 7
Naftan Novopolotsk Atlant Stadium 4,500 5
Neman Grodno Neman Stadium 8,479 8
Shakhtyor
Soligorsk
 Stroitel Stadium 4,200 3
Slavia
Mozyr
Yunost Stadium
 5,353 First League, 2
Slutsk Slutsk City Stadium (Slutsk) 1,896 9
Torpedo-BelAZ
Zhodino
 Torpedo Stadium (Zhodino) 6,524 4
Vitebsk Vitebsk Vitebsky CSK 8,144 First League, 3
  1. City Stadium in Borisov
    .
  • ^
    Two games played at Torpedo Stadium and two games at Traktor Stadium (both in Minsk).